Results showed that the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) could be decreased by CS MS flocculation and the use of higher charge density CS yielded a greater DOC reduction. When CS with the charge density of 0.052, 0.102 and 0.293 meq/g were used, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was decreased from 3.4 to 3.0, 2.3 and 1.7 mg/L, respectively. The excitation emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy and UV254 analysis indicated that CS MS exhibits an ability to remove some soluble organics, which contributed to the DOC reduction.

Importantly the data showed that the expressed folate receptor was capable of mediating transport of the macromolecular folate conjugate across (transcytosis) the cells in the polarised monolayers.Preliminary studies led to investigation of the folate mediated uptake and transport of folate modified nanoparticles (NPs). It was shown that folate modified NPs traversed the Calu 3 layers and studies characterizing this transport indicated folate involvement in this process. Adsorption of OVA FA on the surface of NPs was seen to promote their cellular uptake and transport across the cell layers.To examine the mechanism of cellular uptake and transport of folate modified nanoparticles, various endocytic inhibitors were employed.

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It came as Tory MPs called for ministers to make a promise of no more lockdowns when they reopen the country. Prof Andrew Pollard, the head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said the “jury is out” about whether new Covid vaccines will be needed to combat mutant strains but expressed hope those already developed can stop severe cases. “If people have just got the sniffles then I think our job is done,” Prof Pollard told MPs on Tuesday as he looked ahead to the coming years during an event hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus.